St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-07
THE COURT GRIND.
Numerous Cases That Are Taking
the Judges Time.

Grawert against the st. CroiX Lumber
company. in which the plaintiff asked
for $4,000 for the loss Of three fingers,
after being out since 5 o'clock WedneS-
day afternoon, came into court yester-
day morning at II O'Clock and reported
that they had been unable to agree upon
a verdict, and they were discharged.
Eleven of the members had been in
favor of a verdict for the plaintiff rang
ing from $500 to $4,000. The twelfth
juror was stubborn and the result was
disagreement.
Fred NJ. Studley, as administrator of
the estae of Mary Kneasey. deceased,
has begun suit against the st. Paul Il
Duluth railroad company to recover
5000 damages for the killing of Mary
Kneasey on June 90, 1887. The com
plant alleges that while the deceased
was walking along the tracks of the de
running at great rate of speed; that
the accident occurred within the city
limits where the rate of speed is limited
to five miles an hour.
CONFESSED HIS CRIME.
j. X. Harris, the man arrested near
RoyalSton, where he was teaching a
German school under the name of
Walker, wanted for numerous forgeries
committed in the province of Ontario,
was brought before Commissioner
Spencer yesterday morning. Up
to the time of his examination he
has Stoutly maintained that it was a
case of mistaken identity, and that his
name was Walker, but when brought
before Commissioner Spencer lie made
clean breast OF the whole affair and
hot r.ior l,t
Harris, and that he was the man that j.
w. Murray, chief of the provincial de-
tectiye departmetof Ontario, was after.
He was renianded until O'Clock this
morning for further hearing.
CRIMINALS ARRAIGNED.
A long list of criminals indicted by
the last session of the grand jury were
arraigned before Judge Kelly in the dis
trict court yesterday afternoon. Nearly
all of them waived the reading of the
indictments and pleaded as follows:
Prussian Frank. alias Frank Miller, grand
larceny, not guilty; W. j. Shannon, grand
larceny, not guilty: a. S. Edwards assault
with pistol, not guilty; Frank Shater and
Daniel o BrieT; grand larceny, three counts,
not guilty: james DeviEe- grand larceny,
not MOI :, guilty; Thomas F. MeD}onough,
terfield, larceny of = hor e, not
guilty: Michael Green, true name Samuel
Green, assault with pistol. not gully: Austin
Hoban, grand larceny i'll second degree, not
guilty; Nicholas Kill, murder in the first de-
gree, not guilty, has for attorney Els. Thomp-
SOIL: Edward Sprague assault in the second
degree, not guilty: George Trent, forgery in
second degree; not guilty; Thomas Ryan, as
sault in second degree, notguilty.
Patrick O'Donnell, indicted for the
crime of assault in the second degree,
pleaded not guilty and furnished recog-
If Ion To,
Foley and Michael O.AIafley as -Sureties.
Those arraigned will have until to-mor-
row to interpoSe objections or, if de-
sired, to change their former plea. The
remainder Of those indicted will also be
arraigned tomorrow.
CALENDAR GULL. ,~
The following eases have been set for
trial to-day in the district court:
Jury Cases-Frank Leada against Frank
Zabianski: Walter Borte against Charles E.
Norton: Alexander Adams against John +.
Eisenmenger: John W. Mills against T. w
Benson; James Ryan against Frank S.
Blodgett; Edmund P. Wilgus against James
Flanagan.
Court Cases-Florence Bernan against the
city of St. Paul; Charles G. klmball against
the city of ST. Paul; W. II. Git against the
city of st. Paul; Edward A. milford against
the city OF ST. Paul; Thomas Shaughnerry
against the city Of ST. Paul.
COURT NOTES.
The case of Elizabeth Schoenig VS.. Cyrillo
Lochance was tried before Judge Simons and
jury yesterday. The plaintiff son. in dis
pute with the defendants son, was struck on
the head with some heavy missile. The bows
skull was fractured and he was sick for sew
eral months. The defendant agreed to pnv
the bills contracted by the boy during his i'll
ness but failed to do SO and the suit was
brought. The jury gave the plaintiff YER
dict of $1,000.
The case Of Edward II. Judson against T.
". Kennedy was tried and submitted before
Judge Brill yesterday. The plaintiff claims
that he gave contract. to the defendant for
property valued at S2S 600; that the defend
ant refused to accept the title ON the ground
that the property was unmarketable. The
plaintiff simply sues for q cancellation of the
contract. ,.s
The jury in the case of Nathan E. Solomon
against John :. Barnes d Co, i'll which the
plaintiff sought to recover OH two notes,
rendered verdict in favor of the plaintiff
for S3I7.63.
In the case of II. II. Horn ct al VS.. John G.
Butter Judge Simons has granted the motion
OF the defendant to dismiss the-sumfnons and
complaint, on the groundsof no legal service
of the same.
William Gunner, charged with selling
whiskey to the Indians at Gull lake. was
brought before Judge Nelson yesterday.
After a brief examination ne was discharged.
The case of Emma r. Hunt against Chester
r. Smith an action to quiet title, was tried
before Judge Brill Yesterday, and Judgment
ordered i'll favor of the plaintiff.
The jury in the case of John L. Fox against
John Moser returned verdict of 2417 in
favor the plaintiff. This was suit brought
on building contract.
In the case of Ellen G. Morse against Fred
Richter, to recover damages for alleged ilIe-
gal replevin on piano, the jury gave the
plaintiff 1921.
Attorney Young has brought suit against
Charles Miller to recover 1861. 20 for goods.
Tid-Bits of Crime.
In the police court yesterday Martin
Scott was sentenced to the workhouse
for ninety dayS for stealing two SHIFTS of